Shares Made Simple" written by highly respected financial journalist Rodney Hobson tears away the mystique & jargon that surrounds the stock market. It takes you step by step through the most basic concepts of stock market investing carefully explaining issues such as: what shares are & how they are bought & sold; why share prices go up & down; why some companies shares look cheap while others appear to be expensive; & the hidden traps for the unwary. This fully revised & updated second edition of this bestselling book sets out to create a level playing field between the stock market professionals & the small investor. As rising living standards & inherited cash provide assets for investment no-one needs to suffer pitiful bank interest rates when there is real money to be made in sharing the nations wealth. Thousands of investors have already benefited from Rodneys clear explanation of the stock market
- now you can too."
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The tiny hermit crab loves his new shell. He doesn't want to share it -- not with a blobby violet anenome & a tickly bristleworm. But life in the rock pool proves tougher than Crab thinks & soon he finds he needs his new housemates in this rollicking story of sea shells & friendship. ...

DK Eyewitness Shark" is a visually stunning guide to some of the most fascinating & mysterious creatures in the ocean. ...

Will the flustered fish become saltwater snacks or can they come up with a plan to teach the mean greedy shark a lesson hell never forget? With atmospheric underwater scenes & a terrifically toothy villain this captivating rhyming story is perfect for reading aloud. Tremendously funny with a biting twist! ...

Hanna Ned & their parents are on the holiday of a lifetime on the paradise island of Kaitan. But the idyll is shattered when pirates come in the night burning their house & kidnapping their mother & father. The children are stranded & dont even know if their parents are alive or dead.. . In this action-packed adventure there is no one to help. Survival & escape are up to Hanna & Ned. ...

Meet the shark
- the fish who ruled the deep before dinosaurs roamed the Earth! The National Geographic Readers" series combines
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Sharon Osbourne has lived
- in her own words
- fifty lives in fifty years. As the daughter of notorious rock manager Don Arden

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Sharon Osbournes life has always been full of drama heartbreak & passion. When she completed her bestselling first book Extreme she had hoped to find some peace & stability after her rollercoaster years. It was not to be. In Survivor her br&-new memoir she reveals what really happened next. From famous celebrity feuds to her eventful experiences on The X Factor to her turbulent relationship with her father & the tragic impact of his death Sharon remains as frank & insightful as ever. Never afraid to admit to her own problems she is brutally honest about her weight issues & plastic surgery. & she describes movingly how her husbands unconditional love finally brought her true happiness even amidst all the chaos of her life. ...

When two girls are abducted & killed in Missouri journalist Camille Preaker is sent back to her home town to report on the crimes. Long-haunted by a childhood tragedy & estranged from her mother for years Camille suddenly finds herself installed once again in her family's mansion reacquainting herself with her distant mother & the half-sister she barely knows
- a precocious 13-year-old who holds a disquieting grip on the town. As Camille works to uncover the truth about these violent crimes she finds herself identifying with the young victims
- a bit too strongly. Clues keep leading to dead ends forcing Camille to unravel the psychological puzzle of her own past to get at the story. Dogged by her own demons Camille will have to confront what happened to her years before if she wants to survive this homecoming.

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Richard Sharpe & the Battle of Fuentes de Onoro May 1811 In the spring of 1811 while quartered in the crumbling Portuguese fort of San Isidro Richard Sharpe & his men are attacked by an elite French unit commanded by the formidable Brigadier Loup & suffer heavy losses. Sharpe has already clashed once with Loup & the Frenchman has sworn to have his revenge. After the attack Sharpe is faced with the ruin of his career & reputation as the army s high command tries to blame him for the disaster. With thousands of French troops massing at a tiny village nearby Sharpe s only hope is to redeem himself on the battlefield. To save his honour Sharpe must lead his men to glory in the narrow streets of Fuentes de Onoro. The Complete Sharpe Collection with a new introduction by the author ...